Divisions · New South Wales · 122,541 enrolled

Dobell

Emma McBride (Labor) won Dobell in 2025 with 59.43% of the final two-candidate vote against Brendan Small (Liberal), a fairly safe margin of 9.43 points.

Member now Emma McBride Labor · in Parliament since 2 July 2016

Boundaries: AEC, March 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Turnout: 91.49%
Informal: 7.74%
Labor TPP: 59.43%
TPP swing to Labor: +2.87
Formal votes: 103,427
2022 winner: Emma McBride (Labor)

2025 · first preferences

8 candidates

Emma McBrideLabor · sitting member · elected 44,268 42.80% −0.09
Brendan SmallLiberal 28,757 27.80% −5.88
Simon George CooperGreens 10,647 10.29% +1.73
Martin StevensonOne Nation 9,040 8.74% +1.29
Tim ClaydonLegalise Cannabis 4,895 4.73% +4.73
Anthony TawafTrumpet of Patriots 2,855 2.76% +2.76
Patrick MurphyAnimal Justice 1,906 1.84% +1.84
Isaac ChalikLibertarian 1,059 1.02% +1.02

Votes, share of formal votes and swing on 2022 (AEC, notional for redrawn boundaries).

After preferences

The final two

Emma McBride · Labor 59.43% 61,465

Brendan Small · Liberal 40.57% 41,962

Lead: 19,503 of 103,427 votes.

Distribution of preferences · 7 counts

Candidate	First	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7
Simon George Cooper · Greens	10,647	10,696	11,319	11,515	13,387	15,959	excl.
Brendan Small · Liberal	28,757	28,875	28,979	29,431	30,098	37,859	41,962
Martin Stevenson · One Nation	9,040	9,482	9,661	11,120	12,936	excl.
Anthony Tawaf · Trumpet of Patriots	2,855	3,041	3,136	excl.
Tim Claydon · Legalise Cannabis	4,895	4,991	5,612	6,244	excl.
Patrick Murphy · Animal Justice	1,906	1,976	excl.
Isaac Chalik · Libertarian	1,059	excl.
Emma McBride · Labor	44,268	44,366	44,720	45,117	47,006	49,609	61,465

Each count excludes the candidate with the fewest votes and passes their papers on. Step through it on /au/seats.

Photos: Emma McBride — Tacoma Public School, State of New South Wales (Department of Education), CC BY 4.0 . Via Wikimedia Commons.